(October 4, 2016) In Italy the construction companies do not build any more and to counteract the collapse of the domestic market have looked across the border. It is there, in foreign markets, where they have managed not only to overcome the crisis, but to increase revenue. 2015, in fact, was the eleventh consecutive year of revenue growth produced across the border, which has reached 12 billion euro: + 14.5% compared to 2014, + 286% compared to 2004. A evaluation drawn up by the 2016 ANCE (the association of companies in the sector) report, which has considered the turnover of 38 medium and large Italian manufacturers abroad. “A significant increase – said the Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, during the presentation of the report today at the foreign ministry – which took place despite the fact that the last three or four years have been characterized by growing instability in various parts of the world and in particularly where the companies of which we speak today have their business”. And despite the difficult environment surrounding us, Gentiloni speaks of “a success story that demonstrates the importance of collaboration between ANCE and the Foreign Ministry, a case of good practice in the relationship between the corporate world and the diplomatic world that we need to encourage”. According to Duccio Astaldi, Chairman of the Management Board of the Società Italiana per Condotte d’Acqua (Italian Society for Water Pipelines), the 2016 ANCE Report “shows on the one hand the vitality of Italian companies and the ability they have to return to international markets that had at one time abandoned or reduced, but on the other shows that the domestic market is collapsing, and so consequently the companies that have the capabilities must find themselves foreign markets; it would be nice to be able to balance both markets”. In the ranking of Italian companies in foreign sales, Condotte is third after Astaldi and Salini Impregilo: “We are also 97th in the world – Astaldi says – which is a more important parameter; Our strategy is to bring abroad the technology we have acquired in recent years in high speed railways and hospitals. We are managing to deal with mature European markets such as Norway and France, and we are taking home a lot of satisfaction.” (Red)
